East Providence Animal Control Pet of the Week: Pikachu
EAST PROVIDENCE — Pikachu is a grey male domestic medium hair available for adoption at East Providence Animal Control Center. Pikachu was found as a stray at an apartment building in East Providence. Staff is unsure of his actual age. Since coming to the facility he has been neutered and vaccinated. Pikachu loves to play [...]
Read More →Stonehill College names East Providence native Denning as new president
EASTON, Mass. — Stonehill College has named Rhode Island native Rev. John Denning, C.S.C. as its 10th President following a unanimous vote by its Board of Trustees Friday, May 17. Currently the Vice President for Student Affairs at the College, Fr. Denning, who grew up in East Providence, will assume the presidency on July 1, [...]
Read More →East Providence’s Zexter repeats as SENE solo golf champ
PORTSMOUTH — For the second year in a row, Rumford resident and now St. Andrew’s School senior Ethan Zexter captured the Southeastern New England (SENE) private school league individual golf championship, the city resident carding a medalist total of just three-over par 71 Thursday, May 16, at The Carnegie Abbey Club. Zexter was six shots [...]
Read More →Bay View raises six figures during 30th annual Manhattan at The Bay event
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 30th presentation of the “Manhattan at the Bay” musical event was a boon to St. Mary Academy-Bay View, the annual fundraiser netting the school six figures in donations. Thanks to the support of the entire community, Manhattan at the Bay was a resounding success. The Academy exceeded its fundraising goal [...]
Read More →East Bay Newspapers and Chatter Group announce partnership
East Bay Newspapers and The Chatter Group have formed a partnership that brings a leader in digital and social media marketing under the newspaper company’s umbrella. Kirsten DiChiappari, founder of The Chatter Group consulting business, is now managing director of One Bradford, the graphic design, new media and special services division of East Bay Newspapers. [...]
Read More →East Providence Prevention Coalition hosts Family Fun Day at Crescent Park Carousel
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Prevention Coalition will hold a “Family Fun Day” event on Saturday, May 18, weather permitting, on the grounds of the Crescent Park Carousel, located at 700 Bullocks Point Avenue in Riverside. The event is age appropriate for toddlers to twelve year olds however all family members are welcomed to [...]
Read More →East Providence moves up in latest RITFCA outdoor track rankings
PROVIDENCE — The RITFCA released its second set of rankings for the 2013 outdoor season and Hendricken and LaSalle continue to top the polls. Hendricken posted 95 points and garnered five first-place ballots of the nine coaches who responded in the boys’ rankings. Of note locally, the Barrington girls ranked third and the boys fourth. [...]
Read More →Barrington family facing off on Family Feud
The Grant family from Barrington will be featured in an upcoming episode of Family Feud. The Grants — Peggy, a kindergarten teacher; niece Jessica, a college student; sister Nancy, a sales associate; niece Chelsea, a student; and niece Audrey, a stay-at-home mom — will square off against the Fisher family from Chicago. The episode will [...]
Read More →Portsmouth rescue workers free man from vehicle
PORTSMOUTH — A male driver was temporarily trapped inside his vehicle after it rolled over at the corner of East Main Road and Sprague Street late Monday afternoon. At 4:08 p.m. the Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a rollover accident at the intersection of East Main Rd and Sprague St., according to Deputy Fire [...]
Read More →Portsmouth police find guns in heroin bust
PORTSMOUTH — Here’s the police log from the past week. Sunday, May 5 Police responded to All-Island Landscape, 2829 East Main Road, for a report of a possible noise ordinance violation around 12:30 p.m. Upon arrival, an officer found a backhoe that was not being operated. A man there said he had been cleaning up [...]
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